I really enjoyed Final Fantasy V. People want to say the characters weren't that developed - I think that's just because out of all the games, this was the first one, and perhaps the most, where your characters are very open for customization.

I think because in other games, people are able to say "Oh, okay - he's a knight/he's a thief/she uses magic" that it means that the characters are developed. Unlike other FF's - these characters all have multiple moments that develop their story.

I don't see why people are complaining about Krile either. I like how they didn't put her in the party right away - first she lands on Earth and breaks in to the chamber where the party is to save them. Then she's with Galuf on their planet hoping to stop X-Death. She finally joins when Galuf dies, at his request.

This also brought in alot of elements in the story. It spent a great deal on back-story, it dealt with the consumption of resources for energy, and the main character was a wanderer. All of these innovations have been repeated in some of hte best stories of the series.

The difficulty and gameplay were fine to me, seemed to be on point with the other games. The only reason I can see why most fans don't like it is because they didn't get to experience it in North America until years later.